Author Liaison And Logistics Coordinator
Current- Maintain clear, timely, and polite communication in English, Spanish, and French with approximately 800 authors/guests/publishers for Miami Book Fair programs, including, but not limited to, Miami Book Fair Year-Round Programs, Little Haiti Book Festival, Speak Up, and Miami Book Fair in November.- Manage travel arrangements, including flights, hotel stay, per diems, reimbursements, and ground transportation for over 800 authors/guests, including celebrity and VIP special requests.- Create budget projections and cost analysis and negotiate with guests and vendors to maintain costs at a minimum.- Manage databases with critical data for over 800 authors per year, with dashboard updates for over 200 year-round events.- Prepare and coordinate contracts for all authors and vendors. - Liaise with Miami Book Fair collaborators and shareholders, such as other Miami Dade College departments, publishers, booksellers, managers, and other interested parties, sharing timely and targeted information about our programs and authors.- Supervise assistants in the coordination of author travel. - Create per diem lists for disbursement of per diems for more than $25K.- Reconcile all travel accounts post-events.